About the Society
The Society was instituted on 2 October 1950 at Theobald's Cafe Bath with the name of Bath and Bristol Coin Club. The present name was
adopted for the 1953 season by which time the membership had increased to 22. The Society has hosted the annual
National Numismatic Congress in Bath or Bristol on five occasions: 1958, 1964, 1983, 1988 and 1998.
Our programme of events ranges from academic speakers on specialist subjects to our own membership with lectures on their own interests.
We also may hold a members' coin sale and occasionally organise visits to places of interest.
DIARY OF MEETINGS
NEXT MEETING 7.30pm THURSDAY 10th APRIL 2025:
IMPORTANT NOTE---VENUE INFORMATION UPDATE
The April meeting will be at The Globe Inn, Newton St Loe, as usual.
The MAY meeting will be in the Kelston Room at Saltford Community Association, Wedmore Road, Saltford BS31 3BY. Usual time of 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Please email us with respect to the new venue in May if you have any queries.
Please email Adrian and Christine on: adrian [at] bathandbristol-ns.org.uk to check if anything has changed. We will also update this website page. Members already on mailing-list will be advised of any alterations as well.
Subscriptions; please see the Contact section
- 2024-2025: Proposed diary dates:.
- January and February 2025; No meetings
- March 13th: "Dynasties of Hungary" by Lorinc Balazs
- April 10th: "The Design of British Campaign Medals 1815-2025" by Jim Kemp
- May 8th: "Medallions of George IV" by David Young. Bring along any George IV medallions, medalets etc to add to the evening's discussions.
- June 12th: event tbd
- July 10th: AGM.
This website also shows coins and articles of interest. There is already a small gallery linked in the menu; as new material is offered, we'll post details and the links here, on the front page.
Articles updated May 2023
1. Tokens, Checks, Tickets and Passes: Bristol Pub Checks
3. Tokens of the Somerset Coalfield
4. More Local Mining (and Related) Checks, Badges and Medals
7. Decimal Day and the Old Coinage
CONTACT:
The society encourages members of the public to get in touch with questions about collecting and also the identification of any coins, tokens or medals that they may have. Members' Subscription during the 2024-25 season will be £20., due at the October meeting.
- President: Rosie Clarke
- Chairman: Mark Manning
- Treasurer: Christine Derrick
- Secretary: Christine Derrick
EMAIL:
(Replace the word [at] with @ symbol).
Secretary: adrian[at] bathandbristol-ns.org.uk
COIN GALLERY:
A small gallery of various coins and tokens
LINKS AND RESOURCES
The Society is a member of the Avon Local History and Archaeology network